Pink Floyd's 1987 album A Momentary Lapse of Reason was the band's first album since 1983, and their first album since Roger Waters' departure from the band in 1985. With the help of the singles "Learning to Fly" and "On the Turning Away", the album reached #3 on both the US and UK charts. The album was released in the UK and Europe on EMI. The album was performed largely by David Gilmour with session musicians, the most famous of which was Tony Levin (of Peter Gabriel and King Crimson fame) who played bass on most of the tracks. Drummer Nick Mason felt he was out of practice, and thus, for example, the drums on "The Dogs of War" were played by Carmine Appice instead. Keyboardist Jon Carin, another of these session musicians, went on to collaborate with both Pink Floyd and Roger Waters on subsequent albums and tours as well as their appearance at Live 8. Keyboardist Richard Wright arrived during the recording sessions, but did not officially rejoin the band (the initial album...